The Christian Patriots will head out on the road to square off against the Patrick Henry Patriots at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Both teams come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Christian will head into Monday's match on the come-up: they were handed a 17-run loss in their previous outing, but they didn't let that bad energy affect their game against Coronado on Monday. Christian narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past Coronado 6-4. The win was some much needed relief for Christian as it spelled an end to their three-game losing streak.
Christian got a great performance from Logan Major as he pitched 6.1 innings while giving up just two earned (and two unearned) runs off six hits. Major has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in four consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Benji Molina, who went 2-for-5 with a home run and two runs. Another player making a difference was Xavier Farnum, who went 3-for-4 with two stolen bases and an RBI.
Meanwhile, Patrick Henry had just enough and edged Point Loma out 2-1 on Friday.
Talin Gardini made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and only two hits while striking out nine over seven innings pitched. Gardini was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.
Christian's record now sits at 11-12. As for Patrick Henry, their record now sits at 17-6-1.
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